Seasonal Pizza Chef

Restaurants; Padstow; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the hospitality industry is seeking an experienced Seasonal Pizza Chef for their Cornish Arms pub. In this role, you'll create delicious pizzas, train junior chefs, and enjoy a range of benefits including flexible shifts and significant tips. Join a team committed to making smiles with great food and experiences.

Benefits

Flexible shifts

Significant tips

50% off in restaurants

Free meal for two after a year

Social events

Wellbeing support

Recommend a friend bonus

Pension scheme

Paid holidays (28 days)

Volunteering day

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing and cooking high-quality pizzas.
• Ability to manage the pizza section and support junior chefs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook high-quality pizzas with care and precision.
• Support and train junior chefs while maintaining food safety standards.

Skills

Pizza making

Food safety standards

Teamwork

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• Pay - £11.60 per hour (£21,112 per year for a 35 hour week)
• Plus up to £5,500 per year in tips (paid weekly, based on last years earnings), giving total potential earnings of £26,612 per year.
• Flexible shifts with part and full time options
• A Top 100 best companies to work for

We are looking for an experienced Seasonal Pizza Chef to join our friendly kitchen team at our R ick S tein countryside pub, The C ornish A rms, in S t Merryn , Cornwall .

If you’re passionate about crafting the perfect pizza, this is the role for you! You’ll be preparing and cooking high-quality pizzas with care and precision, ensuring every dish is consistently delicious. You’ll take pride in running the pizza section, supporting and training junior chefs, maintaining top food safety standards, and managing stock efficiently to minimise waste.

We see ourselves as being in the 'cheering up industry' trying to make people smile with great food, drink and experiences. As we are in the Top 25 Best Hospitality Companies to Work For, we think we are pretty good at making our team smile too. We believe in supporting our teams and embracing diversity and as such are a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

Family is the foundation of our business, and we understand the importance of work/life balance and flexibility.

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Want to know what it's like to work here?

Check out our 'Life at Steins' media channels.

We want to impress you, as much as you’ll impress our guests, so we offer a range of perks for all our staff.

• Flexible shifts.Family time and work/life balance are important to us. We’ll work with you to find the shifts that work for your lifestyle, and full-time employees can request to work a four-day week.
• Significant tips.On top of your wage, you’ll earn tips and you’ll even get tips when you’re on holiday!
• Staff discounts.You’ll get 50% off in our restaurants, 20% in our shops and online and discounted hotel stays and cookery courses. You can also order wine at cost price.
• Free meal for two.After each full year with us, you’ll get a complimentary 3 course meal for two people in one of our restaurants.
• Social events.You’ll get the chance to meet Rick and the family at fun social events and parties.
• Wellbeing support.You’re able to access all of Hospitality Action’s Employee Assistance Programme services for free at any time, such as a 24-hour phone line and help sheets.
• Recommend a friend bonus. If you successfully recommend us a new employee, you’ll receive a bonus from us as a thank you.
• Pension scheme.To help save for your future, you’ll be automatically enrolled in our pension scheme after your first 3 months.
• Staff surprises.We like to make you smile, so there'll be little treats from us throughout the year.
• Holiday.You'll get 28 days paid holiday every year which increases after 2 years.
• Volunteering day.After each full year with us, you’ll get 1 paid day to volunteer for a charity that’s important to you.

Our story

R ick and J ill S tein started our family run business back in 1975, and today we employ over 600 happy staff. The business has grown from the first flagship seafood restaurant in P adstow to 10 restaurants across the south of England , plus hotel rooms, cookery school, shops and an online shop. Rick and J ill are still heavily involved in the business, as are their three sons E d, J ack and Charlie .

Our Values

We are proud to be a values-led company which you will learn more about upon joining us, the values that we live and breathe here at Stein's are:

• Hospitality is from our hearts.
• Enjoy learning & improving.
• Right thing, right way.
• Bring out the best in each other.
• Show great team spirit.

Good to know...

• Parking – we have free, onsite parking at the C ornish A rms.
• Travel to work – St M erryn is located on the Newquay bus route, with the bus stop a short walk from our pub and is an easy drive along the beautiful coast road from N ewquay and a short drive from P adstow and W adebridge .
• Uniform- we provide our kitchen teams with chef whites.

Say hello

We'd love to hear from you- to apply, please email your cv to ashleygains [at] rickstein. c om or click apply to submit a quick application.

If you would like any additional support or need any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know.

The Cornish Arms in St. Merryn, offers a simple British pub menu, with dishes like real beef burgers, mussels and chips and scampi in the basket. In the summer guests can sit outside in the fresh Cornish air and enjoy some of St Austell Brewery’s best ales and a great selection of wines, or cosy up by our log fires in the colder weather with some comfort food.